Remember Motorola’s ROKR E8 musicphone with that super-trick morphing keypad? Of course you do. The sleek, black handset still has some time before it launches, but that hasn’t stopped some enterprising gadget enthusiasts from getting some playtime with the MOTOROKR E8. The reconfigurable keypad and haptic-feedback “Omega Wheel” makes this 2GB musicphone a desirable piece…
It’s another Hello Kitty phone – Hello Kitty OKWAP C150T
Does anyone know the origin of the Hello Kitty name? Could the name just as easily have been, “Greetings Feline?” What’s with the cat? Anyway, the Hello Kitty touchscreen mobile phone seems to be a huge hit with some of our readers (we’re guessing they’re of the female persuasion…call it a hunch), so we thought…
Get T-Mobile HotSpot access for FREE!
That’s right. Coffee loving WiFi users will be happy to hear that T-Mobile is currently offering 30-days of no-pay T-Mobile HotSpot access for the low, low price of nothing. If you just can’t be bothered to seek out coffee houses with free WiFi access, you might want to give T-Mobile’s HotSpot service a try. It’s…
Pocket Player 3.5 brings iPhone-like touch-scrolling and media UI to a Windows Mobile smartphone near you!
Do you like the iPhone’s flick-scrolling feature and media player UI, but just can’t part with your precious Windows Mobile device? Well, if you’re a proud owner of a touchscreen WinMo phone – that’s Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC or Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional – then Conduits’ Pocket Player 3.5 will satisfy your media-browsing demands. With…
Psion Teklogix announces their ruggedized iKon Windows Mobile smartphone
If you need a phone that can take a licking and keep on ticking (or calling, as the case may be), Psion Teklogix might have just what you need. The company is celebrating its big “40” (that’s mid-life crisis territory in people years) with the launch of their new “iKon” smartphone. With a 3.7-inch VGA…
Apple goes live with iPhone Dev Center – web apps only for now
Don’t jump for joy just yet. Apple has just launched the iPhone Dev Center as part of their Apple Developer Connection, but it isn’t some early iPhone SDK release. The new Apple iPhone Dev Center is concentrating on the iPhone web-app development environment for now. The iPhone Dev Center offers tips, tricks, coding samples, and…
Verizon Wireless backs off FCC lawsuit over upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction
We didn’t really think it was going to matter anyway, but it’s official now. Verizon wireless has backed off its lawsuit against the FCC over auction rules regarding the upcoming 700Mhz spectrum auction. According to The New York Times, Verizon Wireless “abandoned its legal challenge of the Federal Communications Commission’s rules for its auction of…
Palm trades 25% stake to Elevation Partners for $325 million
Palm’s been falling behind on the innovation front that gave them the market edge all those years ago – there’s no denying that. But, things could be on the up and up for the laggard smartphone manufacturer. Palm has just announced that they have finally secured the $325 million deal from Elevation Partners (U2’s Bono’s…
iFuntastic 4.6.1 gets jiggy with iPhone v1.1.1 – jailbreaking and cracking you iPhone v1.1.1 just got easier
And they just keep coming in. Remember when iFuntastic launched for the pre-v1.1.1 iPhone? Remember how easy it was to jailbreak and customize the iPhone’s UI? Well, good news, the latest hack/crack to return to the iPhone is iFuntastic 4.6.1. The iPhone hacking GUI brings custom ringtones, homescreen changer, custom system sounds, and point-and-click jailbreak…
Qualcomm announces dual-mode HSPA/EVDO high-speed broadband chip
Qualcomm doesn’t seem to be hurting all that much from all their in-court shenanigans. The US-based chip-making giant has just launched another high-speed wireless broadband (you know, that 3G stuff we’re always talking about) solution for notebooks. The new chip, dubbed “Gobi,” brings a new level of portability and flexibility to the mobile warrior’s toolbox…